Carnegie Institute Elevates Pittsburg as a People's University
The Carnegie Institute, dedicated with global attendance, rises amid Birmingham’s smoke to become a beacon of education. It houses a vast library, a premier natural history museum, an art gallery, a music hall, and a large technical school complex drawing 10 000 applicants. The city’s support and Carnegie’s philanthropy propel Pittsburg toward major educational and cultural status.
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People’s University
Carnegie Institute of Pittsburg
People's University
Birmingham
America
Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Pittsburg
Carteocle
Printing Works at Nartang Thibet Revealed by Traveler
A traveler reports vast printing blocks at Nartang in Thibet. Thousands of wooden blocks, about 24 by 12 inches, bear an entire page of lettering on one face. Printing is primitive, using a flat surface, a block, and a long-handled lever.
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Nartang
Thibet
Heat veil protects fire fighters with damp cane fibers
A new heat veil, tested successfully in Cologne, Germany, is now in use by 200 firefighters. The device, inspired by safety lamps, uses cane fiber with moisture retaining qualities and sits over the brass helmet to temper extreme heat during firefighting.
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Cologne
Germany
Paris Leprosarium St Lazare Razed for Open Air Space
St Lazare, a medieval leper hospital in Paris founded at the end of the eleventh century, will be razed and its site cleared. Fresh air and long-excluded sunshine will purge the plague spot once a scene of nameless tragedies and bloodstains, making way for open air spaces and modern buildings.
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St. Lazare
Paris
France
Immigration policy exception claimed for Hawaii sugar planters
Immigration Commissioner Sargent says the law barring state funding to assist immigration does not apply to Hawaii. Under Territorial Immigration Society auspices immigrants are being brought from Europe and the Azores to replace Japanese labor on sugar plantations.
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Sargent
Hawaii
Territorial Immigration Society
Europe
Azores
Russian officer urges US shipyards for Far Eastern squadron
Gen Batyanoff, a Russian naval officer, says American yards can build twice as many ships in two years as European yards in five. He urges the czar to contract American builders to construct a far eastern squadron.
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Batyanoff
New Danger Sparks Fire Insurance Rate Fears
A new menace described as sparks from the wireless telegraph alarms readers. The Kansas City Journal warns that fire insurers may use this as a pretext to raise rates, signaling broader anxiety about rising costs and potential claims impact.
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Kansas City Journal
Chelsea girl discovers father’s second marriage after purchase
A Chelsea girl who bought a framed motto for her father to hang in his office learned the next day that, after long hesitation, he had married a second wife who is three years older than her.
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Chelsea
TWO TOWNS ARE DESTROYED Chilpancingo Mexico Earthquake Destruction
The Mexican city of Chilpancingo is described as completely destroyed with eleven dead and twenty seven injured as aftershocks continue. Chilapa and Tixtla are also reported destroyed or in doubt, while Acapulco remains unreachable and regional volcanoes Colima and Jorullo threaten further danger.
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Chilpancingo
Mexico
Chilapa
Tixtla
Federal Telegraph Office
Mexico City
Acapulco
Colima
Jorullo
Earthquake Shocks Measured at New York State Museum
Shock swept New York as seismograph at Albany state museum captured the strongest and longest quake since installation. It began 1 14 a m Monday and lasted over two hours, exceeding even the San Francisco quake of last year with a pendulum swinging off the cylinder.
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Albany
N. Y
State Museum
San Francisco
Short coins from the mint at Denver
Denver officials and three government agents began early audits and settlements at the mint after a government report found Denver gold coins under fineness by five cents per $20 piece. The action precedes the usual annual settlements and ties to the mint headquarters.
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Denver
Colo
United States Mint
Honduras Gunboat Surrenders at New Orleans Harbor
The Honduran gunboat La Tumbla arrived in the harbor flying the American flag. It raised a white flag to signal surrender to the Nicaraguan gunboat San Jacinto, which had moved to meet it.
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Puerto Cortez
New Orleans
Honduras
Civil Service Paramount in Post Office Strike Case
Washington reports that post office clerks and carriers who are militia members must prioritize government service over military duties except during critical times. First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock rules on an employee in Lorain Ohio on National Guard strike duty. Captain Gove and Sergeant Phinney have been ordered to return to work or resign.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Lorain
Ohio National Guard
Gove
Phinney
President's Cousin Dead in Brussels Consulate General
Washington George W. Roosevelt, a cousin of President Roosevelt, died in Brussels where he served as consul general. He held the post in several countries since 1878.
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Washington
George W. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Brussels
Peace Movement Draws Thousands to Carnegie Hall
In New York a peace service at Carnegie Hall drew an estimated 6 000 attendees with thousands more outside. Andrew Carnegie missed the start, Bishop Henry Potter presided, and addresses by Archbishop John M Farley read by M J Lavelle and Rabbi Emil G Hirsch urged international cooperation and democratic progress toward universal peace.
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Carnegie Hall
New York
Andrew Carnegie
Henry GC. Potter
Roosevelt
John M. Farley
Washington
M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Emil G. Hirsch
Chicago
Potter
Sinai Congregation
James H. Eckels Dies Suddenly in Chicago
James H. Eckels, former comptroller of the currency and president of Commercial National Bank, died of heart disease at his Chicago home. The death was discovered by his butler after a telephoned ring went unanswered. Doctors said he had likely been dead for hours.
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Chicago
James H. Eckels
Commercial National Bank
Mr. Eckels
Frank S. Churchill
Montana stage held up near Zortman
A lone bandit robbed a Malta to Zortman stage just north of Zortman, as miners wages bound for Zortman mines were aboard. The haul was estimated at about 28000 dollars. Details were sparse about the daring robbery and its location in the Little Rockies.
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Butte
Mont
Great Falls
Malta
Zortman
Little Rockies
Seismic Shock Jolts Capital City in Mexico
A Mexico City earthquake lasting about four and a half minutes unsettled residents, with clocks stopping at 11 34 Mexican time and telegraph wires knocked out. The tremor caused no reported damage in the city as authorities assessed the event.
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Mexico
Corporations Will Be Retaxed In Texas Special Session
Austin lawmakers face twenty seven pending tax measures as Governor Campbell reconvenes the legislature. He pledges action on these measures, describing them as a tax upon every known corporate interest in the state.
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Austin
Tex
Campbell
Rich Man Killed by Burglar in New York Home
George Shambacher a 56 year old wealthy New York real estate dealer was shot and mortally wounded in his dining room by a burglar family believe surprised the intruder and fired in self defense authorities investigate the fatal incident.
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New York
George Shambacher
Shambacher
Lieutenant Herbert Millar to Face Court Martial
Port Townsend dispatch reports Lieutenant Herbert Millar of the coast artillery at Fort Flagler will be tried by court martial soon. Millar, nephew of President James A. Garfield and son of a Harrisburg steel operator, is charged with conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
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Seattle
Wash
Port Townsend
Herbert Millar
Coast Artillery
Fort Flagler
Millar
James A. Garfield
United States
Harrisburg
Berea Woman Daisy Norris Dies by Suicide
Daisy Campbell Norris of Denver Colorado killed herself at her brother Myron A Campbell in Berea. She was wife of William Norris a Denver attorney and was famed as one of Berea’s most beautiful women. Her father was the late Dr A J Campbell and her mother later married Dr Aaron Schuyler, long president of Brwin University in Berea now with Kansas Wesleyan in Salina Kansas.
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Berea, O
Daisy Campbell Norris
Denver
Colo
Myron A. Campbell
William Norris
Norris
Berea
A. J. Campbell
Aaron Schuyler
Br&iwin University
Kansas Wesleyan University
Salina
Kas
How to Advertise for Local Merchants Success
The article argues that three elements drive mail order success goods prices and advertising. It asserts most local ads are vague generalities and urges merchants to study advertising basics. It contends advertising proficiency is attainable with a few hours of study and comparison.
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Advertising Tactics for Local Hardware Stores in Advertising
Wright A. Patterson discusses how local hardware and general merchants should use specific, price-driven advertising to compete with mail-order houses. He urges creating small printer catalogs, pricing accurately, and distributing them to customers to drive traffic and deter distant competitors.
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Wright A. Patterson
Prices for Wringers and Curtain Stretchers
An ad lists fictitious prices for a 379 Clothes Wringer hailed as the king of wringers with solid rubber rolls and patent guide board at 379. A 148 American clothes wringer with 10 inch rolls and hardwood frame is offered. Genuine No Sag Curtain Stretchers with 7 Center brace are priced, plus a copper rim wash boiler at 98c. The text notes the prices are mere fiction and ends with blanks.
NO THORNS IN HER PATH
A woman quotes Jose Bacon from American Magazine praising her eight year record with four employers. She cites steady staff, no theft, few vacancies, and fair dealings. She notes staff offered extra help, refused raises when needed, and suggests employers often resisted wage increases despite appreciation.
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Jose
Ees Bacon
Doan's Kidney Pills Once Cured Indianapolis Man
A veteran from Roosevelt avenue Indianapolis recalls kidney trouble from 1897 with headaches dizziness and sleeplessness then dropsy. After using Doan's Kidney Pills the swelling subsided and urination normalized. He has been well for nine years. Also mentions a wedding cake novelty in Rawtenstall England and praises DeFiance Starch for fabric stiffness. Dr Adam Clarke quote on happiness.
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B. Frank
Doremus
Roosevelt Avenue
Indianapolis
Ind
Doan
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr Williams Pink Pills promise nerve and blood recovery
A testimonial from W W Munroe of Everett Massachusetts details his four year struggle with overwork and weakness. After starting Dr Williams Pink Pills in December he improved within two weeks and fully recovered. The pills claim to renew blood and treat rheumatism debility indigestion neuralgia and locomotor ataxia. Sold by druggists or direct from Schenectady New York with postpaid pricing.
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Williams
W. W. Munroe
Hazel Park
Everett
Mass
Cchemist
Boston
Dr. Williams
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